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Ageing sewer pipes: Risk of caving in is extremely serious – The Yomiuri Shimbun

The challenge lies in securing the enormous amount of funds needed for repairs. Local governments face severe financial constraints and a shortage of staff. For them, the central…

  • Published: October 7, 202510:13 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Outgoing Japan PM Ishiba achieved some success in diplomacy and security

The writer says: "PM Ishiba visited the US this February and met with President Donald Trump, building a certain degree of personal rapport with him...Relations with China and…

  • Published: October 6, 20257:44 am
  • Author Seima Oki
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Nothing to hide nor fear: Philippine Daily Inquirer

While the public should give the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) the benefit of the doubt and “trust” its proceedings, transparency will help make their…

  • Published: October 3, 202511:45 am
  • Author Philippine Daily Inquirer
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The ‘Die-hard Duterte Supporters’ phenomenon abroad

The writer poses the question: "Why do Filipinos, who are reaping the dividends of life in democratic societies, support a leader who was proudly antidemocratic and repressive…

  • Published: October 3, 202511:30 am
  • Author Joel Ruiz Butuyan
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Gen Z, deep state, and corruption

The caste system itself is a root cause of corruption, the writer asserts.

  • Published: October 2, 202511:25 am
  • Author Mitra Pariyar
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In Cambodia, too much time for exams, too little time for learning

The writer says: "Cambodia's future depends not on citizens who can memorise under pressure, but on those who can innovate, collaborate, and adapt to challenges we haven't yet…

  • Published: October 1, 202510:23 am
  • Author Sinet Sem
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Children’s lives not a gamble: The Jakarta Post

The government has no choice but to immediately pause the program and carry out a full systemic overhaul now that thousands of people have fallen ill due to food poisoning.

  • Published: October 1, 202510:22 am
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Philippine democracy: Is this the endgame?

Criminal liability is what people are demanding beyond the seeming theatrics of hearings and investigations, the writer says.

  • Published: September 30, 202510:27 am
  • Author Richard Heydarian
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Khagrachhari violence demands answers and justice: The Daily Star

The government must run an impartial investigation and end the cycle of violence in the hills.

  • Published: September 30, 202510:26 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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Ganges drying up faster than ever before

The Ganges, a lifeline for hundreds of millions across South Asia, is drying at a rate scientists say is unprecedented in recorded history. Climate change, shifting monsoons,…

  • Published: September 29, 202510:35 am
  • Author Mehebub Sahana

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